On June 30, 2023, the assembly of the Grand Roof (Ring) that will be the symbol of the Japan World Expo site began in the PW Northeast construction area on Yumeshima, the site of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Source: Timberbiz The Grand Roof is being built for the next World Expo on

The world’s forests have absorbed more than 100 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide over the past three decades, but they need more protection, according to a new study. Source: Timberbiz Professors Oliver Phillips and Simon Lewis from the School of Geography contributed to the tropical

Sales of new homes nationally increased by 15.7% in the June quarter 2024 compared with the March quarter indicating that the number of homes commencing construction is set to increase later this year. Source: Timberbiz The HIA New Home Sales report is a monthly survey of the largest

A significant upsurge in mass timber awareness and application has been highlighted by the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) in its survey of building and construction experts. Source: Timberbiz Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association Chief Executive, Mark Ros

The SA Country Fire Service (CFS) will send nine firefighters to Canada on Saturday morning to deal with their escalating wildfire situation. CFS answered the call to send volunteers and staff to assist Canada’s incident management and fireground leadership teams in the provinces of A

The transition of the Future of Heyfield project from Wellington Shire Council to the Heyfield Community Resource Centre has received a $486,940 grant for the project’s next phase. Source: Timberbiz The grant has been made available through the State Government’s Forestry Transition P

Australian Sustainable Hardwoods, Australia’s largest hardwood manufacturer, is inviting architects, engineers, specifiers, and building developers to visit its MASSLAM facility at Heyfield in Victoria as part of a free open day. Source: Timberbiz This unique opportunity allows guests

To reduce global carbon emissions, should people harvest and use more wood or less? This question underlies the merits of policies that encourage power plants and heating facilities to burn more wood pellets and builders to construct more tall wood buildings. As one illustration of th